Parent Engagement

District 30 Reacts to the Unceremonious Dismissal of Beloved Superintendent: Where’s the Engagement We Were Promised, Mayor Adams?
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District 30 Reacts to the Unceremonious Dismissal of Beloved Superintendent: Where’s the Engagement We Were Promised, Mayor Adams?

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(This is a guest post by Jennifer Tuttle, currently the PTA President of PS166Q, Henry Gradstein School, where her first grade son attends school in Astoria, Queens. She is also the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Speech at The City College of New York.) As part of his agenda to reshape the DOE,… Continue reading District 30 Reacts to the Unceremonious Dismissal of Beloved Superintendent: Where’s the Engagement We Were Promised, Mayor Adams?

Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?
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Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?

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In response to recent state, local and school board elections where education finally(!) became a key voting issue and parents turned out in unprecedented droves to support their candidates, the Michigan Democratic Party tweeted out the following statement: This is not a winning strategy. And deciding that THIS is why parents are families are frustrated… Continue reading Who’s Schools Are They Anyway? Should Parents Have Any Say In Education?

Dear Parents: Your Expectations Of Teachers Should Match Your Commitment As A Parent.
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Dear Parents: Your Expectations Of Teachers Should Match Your Commitment As A Parent.

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Summer is here and I’m exhausted. Teaching, while extremely rewarding, is equally as draining — sometimes more so. Every year, it becomes more and more apparent to me that a huge part of why I’m so exhausted has to do with the shortage of parental involvement in their children’s / my students’ academic lives. Dear… Continue reading Dear Parents: Your Expectations Of Teachers Should Match Your Commitment As A Parent.

A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?
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A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?

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This may come as a shock to my readers: Not everybody loves me. I know! Who’d have thunk it? When I wrote last week about the Department of Education’s latest multiple screw-ups, from high school admissions to Pre-K, I was chastised: (S)top perpetuating the myth that public schools are poorly managed and inferior… All things… Continue reading A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?

Ode to My Son, Christian Hemans, On His College Graduation
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Ode to My Son, Christian Hemans, On His College Graduation

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Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy Black excellence baby, you gon’ let ’em see Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy Black excellency, baby, let ’em see” Jay-Z, “Legacy” I’m up early this morning and these lyrics by one of the most profoundly impactful rappers of our time takes on a whole new meaning for me and resonates deeply within… Continue reading Ode to My Son, Christian Hemans, On His College Graduation

Family Engagement: The Missing Link to School Reform
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Family Engagement: The Missing Link to School Reform

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Danielle Asher is the Director of Curriculum and Training for Family Leadership Network, a division of the social justice nonprofit, Choice For All in Roosevelt, NY. Ms. Asher works with families and communities to shift the culture of what leadership looks like while working towards anti-racist and equitable systemic change. Danielle works locally and nationally to… Continue reading Family Engagement: The Missing Link to School Reform

Conflict Resolution, Or, The Story of My Nephew Henry.
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Conflict Resolution, Or, The Story of My Nephew Henry.

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“Our challenge is to see the seed or opportunity buried in the soil of conflict.” Dedicated to my heart, my nephew E. Henry Phoenix, Arizona is hot! Muy caliente! It’s so hot that afternoon school sports teams often practice in the evening, after the sun has set. Like many schools, the day begins by 8:00… Continue reading Conflict Resolution, Or, The Story of My Nephew Henry.

Parental Involvement Is A Key Component to Student Success
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Parental Involvement Is A Key Component to Student Success

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I can’t tell you how many parent-teacher conferences I have been a part of where I’m visited by parent whom I really don’t need to see, except to tell them what every other teacher had told them at every other parent-teacher conference they’ve ever attended (because, by the way, they don’t miss parent teacher conference):… Continue reading Parental Involvement Is A Key Component to Student Success

I Don’t Know Why I Didn’t Think of This Before”: Teacher Carey Ma Shares An Assignment That Really Engaged His Students’ Parents!
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I Don’t Know Why I Didn’t Think of This Before”: Teacher Carey Ma Shares An Assignment That Really Engaged His Students’ Parents!

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Parental engagement is such a crucial component of our students’ educational success, yet it seems to be relegated to back-to-school night, quarterly parent-teacher conferences, and twice-a-year school concerts. I know many of the students that I’ve taught over the years have parents who worked a lot — often two, sometimes three jobs. I remember one… Continue reading I Don’t Know Why I Didn’t Think of This Before”: Teacher Carey Ma Shares An Assignment That Really Engaged His Students’ Parents!